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Fads and Pseudo-science 

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Gluten Free and Casein Free Diet:

  • Limited research 

Facilitated Communication:  

  • No scientific evidence of the validity of FC.

  • Messages are authored by the "facilitator" rather than the person with a disability.

  • Extensive evidence of harms related to the use of FC.

Auditory Integration Therapy:

  • Does not meet scientific standards for efficacy and safety.

Vitamins and Supplements:

  • No review of studies showing efficacy of vitamins and supplements in treating symptoms of autism. 

"If they can't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn." Dr. Lovaas

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